Furring strip



Aug. 2, 1949. c. J. SPlESS FURRING STRIP Filed Feb. 27, 1945 Patented Aug. 2, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FUBRING STRIP Charles J. Spices, New York, N. Y., minor to S. H. Pomeroy Company, Inc., New York, N. Y.,

a corporation of New York Application February 27, 1945, Serial No. 579,927

,7 6 Claims. 1

The present'invention relates to furring strips for building and similar structures and embodies more specifically an improved form of strip by means of which articles may be secured thereto with facility.

More specifically, the invention embodies a furring strip of the above character, wherein the article secured thereto may be effectively removed at will without impairing the normal supporting operation of the furring strip.

In building and other structures, it frequently is desirable to assemble a ceiling or wall upon suitable backing structure and to do this by means of furring strips that are secured to the building structure and which, in turn, have means by which the wall or ceiling may be secured thereto. In assembling or installing these furring strips in building structures, it is frequently desirable to disassemble a previously assembled structure and, with existing structures, this has always been a difficult operation because once having secured the wall or ceiling elements to the furring strip, they cannot readily be removed.

An object of the present invention, accordingly, is to provide a, furring strip of the above character, wherein means is provided for not only readily assembling the furring strip and articles thereto, but to facilitate the removal of the articles from the innin strip without destroying the furring strip structure, so that it cannot be further used.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a furring strip structure wherein improved mechanism is provided for securing walls, ceilings, and the like to the furring strip, such mechanism providing a means for readily locating and attaching the foregoing elements to the furring strip.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a furrin strip structure wherein the elements to be secured to the furring strip such, for example, as walls, ceilings and the like, or portions thereof, are secured by mechanism that is easily assembled and adjusted on the job.

Further objects of the invention will appear as it is described in further detail with the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of elements adapted to be received in and held by a furring strip;

Figure 2 is a view in transverse cross-section.

showing a furring strip constructed in accordance with the present invention and receiving the elements of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, showing the elements of Figure 2 in assembled position: and

Figure 4 is a view in partial longitudinal section, showing the elements of Figure 3.

Referring to the above drawings, a furring strip is shown at i and is provided with a. base member 2 and generally parallel arm members I and l. The arm members are preferably formed on W the base member 2 by reversely bending the material of the base member to form flanges 5 projectin beyond the planes of the arms 3 and 4.

The ends of the arms 3 and l remote from the base member 2 are provided with inwardly and backwardly projecting flanges 6 and 1 which are preferably formed of the material of the arms I and I by providing flanges 8 which project outwardly beyond the planes of the arms 3 and l.

. At the extremities of the flanges 6 and 1, extensions 9 and ill are formed by bending the material of the flanges out of the planes of such flanges and toward the opposite arms. This structure is clearly illustrated in Figures 2 and 3. In order that suitable structure may be secured to the furring strip, attachment elements or other articles are provided, as illustrated in Figures 1 to 4. These articles may be flanged members II and I2 formed, respectively, with angular flanges I3 and H which may either comprise the main body of panels to form a wall or ceiling, or they may be attachment members by means of which such panels may be secured in position.

The members H and i2 are formed as plates, and the member H is provided with a series of detents l5, which project in one direction only and, as viewed in Figures 1, 2, and 3, toward the right. Adjacent each of the detents i 5 there is provided a. cutaway portion IS in the plate Ii, the function of which will appear hereinafter.

The plate of the member I! is formed with a plurality of detents ll which extend in the same direction as detents l5 and are spaced the same distance from flange id as detents i5 are spaced from the flange IS. The detents l'l project from the plate of element I! a distance greater than the thickness of the plate ii, and are thus adapted to engage over and above the flange 6, as shown inFigure 2.

The plate H is formed with cutaway'portions I! through which the detents II project, so that the material of the plate ll does not interfere with the engagement of detents ll upon the flange 8. The plate 12 is also provided with cutaway portions l9 adjacent the detents II.

The elements are secured in assembled posi-.

tion by inserting the plates II and I2 between the arms 3 and 4, so that they enter between the flanges 6 and 1 to permit the detents l and II to snap over the extension 9 of flange 8, as illustrated in Figures 2, 3, and 4.

Should it be desired to remove the elements from the assembled position shown in Figures 3 and 4, a screw driver or other tool can be inserted between the plates II and I2 and turned so that the flanges 8 and l are spread apart. This will release the detents I] from the extension 9 of the flange 6, and the plate I2 is then removed. By placing the screw driver in the cutaway portion l6 and turning, the flanges 6 and I are spread apart, so that the detents ii are released from the extension 9 of flange 6, and the plate II can thus be removed.

While the invention has been described with specific reference to the structure shown in the accompanying drawings, it is not to be limited, save as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A furring strip and mechanism for securing articles thereto, comprising a base member adapted to be secured to a structural element, spaced arms extending from said base member, a reversely extending flange on at least one of said arms and extending toward the base member and other arm, said flange being yieldable to permit yielding movement thereof away from the said other arm, a pair of articles adapted to be supported by the furring strip, said articles each having flanges lying at angles thereto and adapted to be inserted in the furring strip in juxtaposed relation to be engaged yieldingly between the said arms, and means on each of the last named flanges to engage the first named flange to resist removal of the last named flanges from the furring strip.

2. A furring strip and mechanism for securing articles thereto, comprising a base member adapted to be secured to a structural element, spaced arms extending from said base member, a reversely extending flange on at least one of said arms and extending toward the base member and other arm, said flange being yieldable to permit yielding movement thereof away from the said other arm, and an extension on the flange lying at an angle to the flange and extending toward the'said other arm, a pair of articles adapted to be supported by the furrin strip, said articles each having flanges lying at angles thereto and adapted to be inserted in the furring strip in juxtaposed relation to be engaged yieldingly between the said arms, and means on each of the last named flanges to engage the extension on the flrst named flange to resist removal of the last named flanges from the furring strip.

3. A furring strip and mechanism for securing articles thereto, comprising a base member adapted to be secured to a structural element, spaced arms extending from said base member, a reversely extending flange on at least one of said arms and extending toward the base member and other arm, said flange being yieldable to permit yielding movement thereof away from the said other arm, a pair of articles adapted to be supported by the furring strip, said articles each having flanges lying at angles thereto and adapted to be inserted in the furring strip in juxtaposed relation to be engaged yieldingly between the said arms, detents on-each of the last named flanges to engage the first named flange to resist removal of the last named flanges from the furring strip, and a cutaway portion on the last named flange closest to the first flange to permit the detent on the last named flange remote from the first flange to extend over and engage the first flange.

4. A furring strip and mechanism for securing articles thereto, comprising a base member adapted to be secured to a structural element, spaced arms extending from said base member, a reversely extending flange on at least one of said arms and extending toward the base member and other arm, said flange being yieldable to permit yielding movement thereof away from the said other arm, a pair of articles adapted to be supported by the furring strip, said articles each having flanges lying at angles thereto and adapted to be inserted in the furring strip in juxtaposed relation to be engaged yieldingly between the said arms, detents on each of the last named flanges to engage the first named flange to resist removal of the last named flanges from the furring strip,

. and a cutaway portion on the last named flange closest to the first flange to permit the detent on the last named flange remote from the first flange to extend over and engage the first flange, and an additional cutaway portion on the last named flange closest to the first flange and lying adjacent the detent on the said last named flange.

5. A furring strip and mechanism for securing articles thereto, comprising a base member adapted to be secured to a structural element, spaced arms extending from said base member, a reversely extending flange on at least one of said arms and extending toward the base member and other arm, said flange being yieldable to permit yielding movement thereof away from the said other arm, and an extension on the flange lying at an angle to the flange and extending toward the said other arm, a pair of articles adapted to be supported by the furring strip, said articles each having flanges lying at angles thereto and adapted to be inserted in the furring strip in juxtaposed relation to be engaged yieldingly between the said arms, detents on each of the last named flanges to engage the extension on the flrst named flange to resist removal of the last named flanges from the furring strip, and a cutaway portion on the last named flange closest to the first flange to permit the detent on the last named flange remote from the first flange to extend over and engage the extension on the first flange.

6. A furring strip and mechanism for securing articles thereto, comprising a base member adapted to be secured to a structural element, spaced arms extending from said base member, a reversely extending flange on at least one of said arms and extending toward the base member and other arm, said flange being yieldable to permit yielding movement thereof away from the said other arm, a pairof articles adapted to be supfurring strip.

CHARLES J. SPIESS.

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